St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, at Busch Stadium III, August 30, 2018 Matchups, Preview
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Team Page | 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Record | 65-68 |
| Manager | Clint Hurdle |
| Game # | 134 |
| On This Date | 67-58 |
| Standing | 4th (13.5 GB) |
| Links | Schedule / Lineups / Orders |
| Splits | Bat / Pitch |
| Gamelogs | Bat / Pitch |
| Split Records | |
| Last 10 | 4-6 |
| Last 20 | 8-12 |
| Last 30 | 12-18 |
| Home | 35-34 |
| Away | 30-34 |
| Extra Innings | 5-4 |
| vs. RHP | 49-45 |
| vs. LHP | 16-23 |
| 1-Run Games | 21-20 |
| vs. East | 9-18 |
| vs. Central | 32-24 |
| vs. West | 12-21 |
| Inter-League | 12-5 |
Joe Musgrove (#59, 25, RHP, 5-7, 3.56)
St. Louis Cardinals
| Team Page | 2018 St. Louis Cardinals |
| Record | 74-59 |
| Manager | Mike Shildt |
| Game # | 134 |
| On This Date | 56-67 |
| Standing | 2nd (4.5 GB) |
| Links | Schedule / Lineups / Orders |
| Splits | Bat / Pitch |
| Gamelogs | Bat / Pitch |
| Split Records | |
| Last 10 | 7-3 |
| Last 20 | 16-4 |
| Last 30 | 22-8 |
| Home | 35-29 |
| Away | 39-30 |
| Extra Innings | 7-6 |
| vs. RHP | 50-44 |
| vs. LHP | 24-15 |
| 1-Run Games | 18-18 |
| vs. East | 12-14 |
| vs. Central | 36-27 |
| vs. West | 16-11 |
| Inter-League | 10-7 |
STL Last 10 Games
John Gant (#53, 25, RHP, 5-5, 3.56)
Season Series
| Date | Winner | Loser | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Apr 27, 2018 | PIT | 6 | STL | 5 | (11) |
| Sat, Apr 28, 2018 | PIT | 6 | STL | 2 | |
| Sun, Apr 29, 2018 | PIT | 5 | STL | 0 | |
| Fri, May 25, 2018 | PIT | 8 | STL | 1 | |
| Sat, May 26, 2018 | STL | 4 | @PIT | 1 | |
| Sun, May 27, 2018 | STL | 6 | @PIT | 4 | |
| Thu, May 31, 2018 | STL | 10 | PIT | 8 | |
| Fri, Jun 01, 2018 | PIT | 4 | @STL | 0 | |
| Sat, Jun 02, 2018 | STL | 3 | PIT | 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 03, 2018 | STL | 5 | PIT | 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 03, 2018 | PIT | 7 | STL | 6 | |
| Sat, Aug 04, 2018 | STL | 8 | @PIT | 4 | |
| Sun, Aug 05, 2018 | STL | 2 | @PIT | 1 | |
| Tue, Aug 28, 2018 | STL | 5 | PIT | 2 | |
| Wed, Aug 29, 2018 | PIT | 2 | @STL | 0 | |
| Date | Away | Home | Time | ||
| Thu, Aug 30, 2018 | PIT | @STL | 7:15pm | ||
| Mon, Sep 10, 2018 | PIT | @STL | 8:15pm | ||
| Tue, Sep 11, 2018 | PIT | @STL | 8:15pm | ||
| Wed, Sep 12, 2018 | PIT | @STL | 1:15pm | ||
Last 10 games head-to-head
Pirates Batters (4.36 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.06 RA/G)
- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
PIT Batters
| Batter | Links | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | PA vRH | OPS vRH | PA vLH | OPS vLH | Rd OPS | PA Last 28d | OPS Last 28d | SB | CS | HR | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55. Bell# | G · S · vP | 475 | .262 | .347 | .400 | .747 | 347 | .744 | 128 | .756 | .853 | 71 | .735 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 29. Cervelli | G · S · vP | 338 | .263 | .392 | .449 | .841 | 257 | .871 | 81 | .742 | .906 | 86 | .804 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 32. Diaz | G · S · vP | 252 | .286 | .337 | .455 | .792 | 174 | .728 | 78 | .925 | .865 | 46 | .824 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 12. Dickerson* | G · S · vP | 456 | .297 | .327 | .462 | .788 | 348 | .813 | 108 | .710 | .776 | 89 | .460 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 26. Frazier* | G · S · vP | 254 | .281 | .348 | .456 | .804 | 211 | .808 | 43 | .788 | .783 | 80 | .978 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 23. Freese | G · S · vP | 261 | .283 | .337 | .447 | .784 | 139 | .807 | 122 | .757 | .751 | 58 | .711 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 5. Harrison | G · S · vP | 345 | .256 | .300 | .364 | .664 | 253 | .662 | 92 | .671 | .651 | 63 | .732 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 15. Hechavarria | G · S · vP | 284 | .254 | .287 | .342 | .630 | 204 | .556 | 80 | .818 | .641 | 47 | .672 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 6. Marte | G · S · vP | 490 | .274 | .321 | .455 | .776 | 363 | .802 | 127 | .700 | .778 | 97 | .587 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| 10. Mercer | G · S · vP | 400 | .262 | .328 | .398 | .727 | 295 | .710 | 105 | .773 | .685 | 36 | .841 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 19. Moran* | G · S · vP | 397 | .277 | .338 | .392 | .730 | 336 | .767 | 61 | .519 | .693 | 61 | .741 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 27. Newman | G · S · vP | 19 | .188 | .316 | .250 | .566 | 16 | .393 | 3 | 1.667 | .862 | 19 | .566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25. Polanco* | G · S · vP | 503 | .248 | .338 | .492 | .830 | 367 | .860 | 136 | .750 | .819 | 103 | .722 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| TOTAL | .254 | .319 | .409 | .728 | .729 | .725 | .737 | .687 | 57 | 27 | 132 | 88 |
STL Pitchers
| Pitcher | Links | Usage | IP | ERA | K/9 | BF | BA | OPS | BF vRH | OPS vRH | BF vLH | OPS vLH | Rd OPS | BF Last 28d | OPS Last 28d | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53. Gant | G · S · vP | ····X·····X··· | 86.0 | 3.56 | 7.5 | 363 | .211 | .627 | 173 | .547 | 190 | .697 | .586 | 110 | .641 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 27. Cecil* | G · S · vP | X···o··o·oo··o | 27.2 | 5.86 | 5.5 | 131 | .306 | .849 | 71 | .978 | 60 | .708 | .727 | 18 | .646 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 32. Flaherty | G · S · vP | ·X·····X····X· | 122.1 | 2.87 | 11.0 | 487 | .193 | .610 | 242 | .649 | 245 | .569 | .613 | 114 | .436 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 68. Gomber* | G · S · vP | ···X·····X···· | 48.1 | 2.79 | 7.8 | 205 | .225 | .694 | 134 | .701 | 71 | .681 | .628 | 115 | .713 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 49. Hicks | G · S · vP | ·o···X·o·X··X· | 66.0 | 3.14 | 7.6 | 284 | .203 | .565 | 144 | .465 | 140 | .668 | .652 | 50 | .668 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 43. Hudson | G · S · vP | ·o··o··X·X··o· | 14.2 | 3.07 | 4.9 | 60 | .173 | .495 | 34 | .402 | 26 | .619 | .417 | 49 | .544 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55. Leone | G · S · vP | X··o·········· | 15.0 | 3.60 | 9.0 | 62 | .268 | .719 | 32 | .607 | 30 | .833 | .681 | 7 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18. Martinez | G · S · vP | o····X··X····· | 104.1 | 3.28 | 8.7 | 458 | .232 | .658 | 188 | .635 | 270 | .673 | .647 | 13 | .322 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 39. Mikolas | G · S · vP | X····X·····X·· | 167.0 | 2.96 | 6.3 | 677 | .250 | .643 | 304 | .516 | 373 | .745 | .607 | 123 | .794 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 26. Norris | G · S · vP | ·o···X··oX··o· | 53.2 | 2.85 | 10.6 | 216 | .224 | .605 | 101 | .761 | 115 | .471 | .627 | 38 | .451 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33. Ross | G · S · vP | ···X······X··X | 137.2 | 4.18 | 7.3 | 586 | .233 | .704 | 272 | .560 | 314 | .831 | .725 | 79 | .567 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 40. Shreve* | G · S · vP | o····X··o··X·· | 46.1 | 3.88 | 10.7 | 204 | .256 | .817 | 123 | .725 | 81 | .967 | .824 | 26 | .808 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Weaver | G · S · vP | ····o···X····X | 128.1 | 4.63 | 8.0 | 563 | .272 | .754 | 264 | .686 | 299 | .815 | .796 | 59 | .788 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 3.68 | 8.1 | .242 | .687 | .673 | .646 | 114 | 39 | 10 |
Cardinals Batters (4.56 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.38 RA/G)
- OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
STL Batters
| Batter | Links | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | PA vRH | OPS vRH | PA vLH | OPS vLH | Hm OPS | PA Last 28d | OPS Last 28d | SB | CS | HR | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. Adams* | G · S · vP | 286 | .253 | .329 | .498 | .827 | 246 | .867 | 40 | .592 | .950 | 37 | .401 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 48. Bader | G · S · vP | 321 | .276 | .347 | .437 | .784 | 214 | .706 | 107 | .945 | .704 | 90 | .868 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 13. Carpenter* | G · S · vP | 553 | .274 | .387 | .577 | .964 | 405 | .974 | 148 | .935 | .827 | 108 | .980 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 |
| 12. DeJong | G · S · vP | 365 | .231 | .310 | .423 | .733 | 270 | .748 | 95 | .686 | .666 | 96 | .731 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| 28. Garcia | G · S · vP | 12 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 7 | .286 | 5 | .000 | .000 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35. Garcia* | G · S · vP | 184 | .224 | .306 | .317 | .623 | 159 | .622 | 25 | .617 | .465 | 37 | .449 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 38. Martinez | G · S · vP | 479 | .309 | .367 | .475 | .842 | 371 | .852 | 108 | .807 | .848 | 90 | .959 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
| 4. Molina | G · S · vP | 421 | .273 | .321 | .447 | .767 | 316 | .768 | 105 | .767 | .591 | 106 | .663 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| 34. Munoz | G · S · vP | 246 | .275 | .341 | .414 | .756 | 167 | .735 | 79 | .804 | .691 | 34 | .594 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 41. O'Neill | G · S · vP | 100 | .269 | .300 | .527 | .827 | 80 | .807 | 20 | .900 | .939 | 45 | .870 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 46. Pena | G · S · vP | 117 | .200 | .239 | .273 | .512 | 87 | .542 | 30 | .422 | .536 | 5 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21. Wisdom | G · S · vP | 15 | .308 | .400 | .538 | .938 | 11 | 1.121 | 4 | .500 | 1.262 | 15 | .938 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | .251 | .322 | .413 | .734 | .724 | .765 | .699 | .801 | 53 | 28 | 170 | 104 |
PIT Pitchers
| Pitcher | Links | Usage | IP | ERA | K/9 | BF | BA | OPS | BF vRH | OPS vRH | BF vLH | OPS vLH | Hm OPS | BF Last 28d | OPS Last 28d | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59. Musgrove | G · S · vP | ·····X·····X·· | 91.0 | 3.56 | 7.2 | 385 | .252 | .688 | 207 | .598 | 178 | .795 | .619 | 97 | .624 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 24. Archer | G · S · vP | ···X·····X···· | 118.1 | 4.72 | 9.6 | 520 | .279 | .786 | 294 | .735 | 226 | .854 | .800 | 107 | .926 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 43. Brault* | G · S · vP | ·X···X···X···· | 78.2 | 4.35 | 8.0 | 350 | .238 | .728 | 246 | .787 | 104 | .589 | .662 | 35 | .519 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 30. Crick | G · S · vP | ·X·o···X·X·oX· | 50.2 | 2.49 | 9.6 | 222 | .214 | .582 | 120 | .539 | 102 | .632 | .631 | 49 | .808 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 35. Kela | G · S · vP | X···oX·o·oX·X· | 49.2 | 2.72 | 11.4 | 201 | .194 | .581 | 117 | .444 | 84 | .772 | .604 | 49 | .518 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 49. Kingham | G · S · vP | ···X·········· | 63.0 | 5.00 | 8.3 | 275 | .242 | .780 | 141 | .657 | 134 | .910 | .803 | 8 | .714 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 46. Nova | G · S · vP | ·X······X····X | 140.2 | 4.35 | 6.1 | 599 | .273 | .790 | 304 | .755 | 295 | .827 | .870 | 112 | .760 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| 73. Vazquez* | G · S · vP | o····X·o··Xo·X | 56.0 | 2.57 | 11.6 | 234 | .220 | .576 | 184 | .595 | 50 | .506 | .609 | 37 | .411 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 48. Rodriguez | G · S · vP | ···o·X····X··X | 56.0 | 2.89 | 10.6 | 228 | .237 | .650 | 124 | .785 | 104 | .487 | .705 | 48 | .630 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 37. Santana | G · S · vP | X···Xo·o·oo··· | 61.1 | 2.49 | 7.6 | 247 | .224 | .605 | 123 | .575 | 124 | .635 | .564 | 55 | .523 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 50. Taillon | G · S · vP | ····X·····X··· | 152.0 | 3.49 | 8.2 | 630 | .250 | .686 | 302 | .595 | 328 | .771 | .664 | 108 | .662 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 34. Williams | G · S · vP | X······X····X· | 142.0 | 3.30 | 6.2 | 586 | .230 | .667 | 297 | .666 | 289 | .668 | .665 | 121 | .566 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 4.07 | 8.2 | .253 | .729 | .734 | .704 | 139 | 55 | 30 |


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